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Winter Gathering 2023 - The Muslim Institute at 50: What happened and how the world changed

When

Friday 1 — Sunday 3 Dec 2023, 16:00 — 14:00

Where

Sarum College, 19 The Close, Salisbury SP1 2EE

 Muslim Institute Winter Gathering, Sarum College, Salisbury, 1-3 December.

Over three days and two nights in winter, the Muslim Institute retreats to the auspicious surroundings of Sarum College by Salisbury Cathedral, joined by a distinguished international panel of speakers for a programme of events. Fellows gather to debate and discuss the essential and pressing issues of our times, focusing on an annual theme, in a relaxed and convivial atmosphere. Each year we pick a different theme to discuss through lectures and panel sessions.

The Muslim Institute at 50: What happened and how the world changed. 

This remarkable milestone will be the theme of this year's gathering.

News flash: Registration at Sarum College from 4pm. Dinner at 6.30pm


FRIDAY EVENING KEYNOTE (8pm-10pm)
How it all began: In the Room with Ziauddin Sardar. Illustrated talk.
Speaker: Ziauddin Sardarfounder member of the Muslim Institute
 
SATURDAY FIRST SESSION (9.30am-10.45am)                                             
1970s:  The decade of dreaming - Building a new civilisation of Islam         
PanellistsLateef Owaisifounder editor of Crescent International and Dr Iqbal AsariaIslamic finance economist and community figure
Chair: Mufti Barkatullah, Chair of the Muslim Institute                                                                               

10.45am - 11.15am – Break for Tea                                                                 
 
SATURDAY SECOND SESSION (11.15am-12.45pm)
1980s: The decade of revolutions - Iran, the Islamic movement and political Islam      
PanellistsDr Abdelwahab El-Affendipresident and provost of Doha Institute, Qatar; and Dr Mohammad Nafissi​, Independent researcher, social scientist with a research focus on Islam and the Middle East, democracy, ancient and modern.  
Chair: Rehana Ali, lawyer & lecturer with a Kashmiri background who advocates human rights as an activist, writer & anchor of “Live with Rehana Ali”. 
                                                                                                   
12.45pm - 2pm – Break for Lunch, Zhur and Asr prayers  
                                         
SATURDAY THIRD SESSION (2pm-4pm)
1990s: The decade of identity and self-organisation: Rushdie, Bosnia and the Muslim Parliament     
PanellistsDr Mustafa CericGrand Mufti Emeritus of Bosnia-Herzegovina; Haroon Kallaformer deputy leader of the Muslim Parliament; Yahya Birtcommunity historian of British Muslim life; and Inayat Bunglawalaformer member of the Muslim Parliament and Muslim Council of Britain
Chair: Asim SiddiquiDeputy Chair of the Muslim Institute
         
4pm - 4.30pm: Break for Tea and Maghrib prayer

SATURDAY FOURTH SESSION (4.30pm-6pm)

2000s: The decade of activism and campaigning: Stop the War abroad and civil liberties at home 

Panellists: Dr Abdelwahab El-Affendi, president and provost of Doha Institute, Qatar, Liz Fekete, director of the Institute of Race Relations (via Zoom) Hassan Mahamdallie, director Muslim Institute. Introduced by Shenaz Bunglawala, writer, researcher, policy analyst & community advocate

7pm - 8pm: Dinner
                                                                                                   
SATURDAY EVENING (8pm-9.30pm)
Presentation on British Muslim history with Yahya Birt; followed by a halaqah (conversation) with Grand Mufti Shaykh Mustafa Ceric        
 
SUNDAY FIRST SESSION (9.30am-10.45am)
2010s: The decade of new beginnings: Critical thinking and learned societies
SpeakerIftikhar Malik, Emeritus Professor of history, Bath Spa University
Chair: Amjad Hussainconsultant scientist and fellow of the Muslim Institute
                                                                                        
10.45am - 11.15am - Tea


SUNDAY FINAL SESSION (11.15am -12.45pm) Note change of title. 
2020s: Palestine - what does the future hold, and the role of Muslims in the west.                           
Panellists: Humera Khan, co-founder of the An-Nisa Society, Dr Shamim Miah, senior lecturer at Huddersfield University, author & trustee Muslim Institute and Dr Afzal Ashraf, Visiting Fellow in International Relations and Security, Loughborough University
Chair: Naomi Foyle, award winning poet, novelist and fiction editor Critical Muslim                                                                              

12.45pm - 2pm - Break for Lunch, Zhur, Asr prayers and Departure